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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
12
Andrew Brown Duvall, DC Corporation Counsel, died at sea three days out from Liverpool. News reached New York by wireless and was sent to Washington family. The Philadelphia had left Liverpool September 9 after he reported recovery from illness in London.
Details beyond the Marconi message confirm the death of Mr Duvall who had been ill with heart disease. He sailed from New York July 2 with Mrs Duvall, reached London, then improved slightly but did not recover. Son Andrew B Duvall was summoned to London as the family awaited his return. Funeral plans likely at Metropolitan Memorial M E Church with sermon by Dr Bristol. Commissioner West will prepare a tribute to his memory noting his long, vigorous legal career and service as district counsel since 1869.
Andrew B. Duvall, native of Washington born March 20, 1847, longtime attorney and educator in the District, dies while his remains are being returned. He studied at Columbian College, earned an 1869 LL B, mentored young lawyers, served in Bar Association roles, and participated in notable cases including Hutton v District and the Howgate bond matter. He married Mary M. Walker in 1872. four daughters and two sons survive, with children and relatives listed.
Judge Charles Fletcher Scott of the Police Court died at his residence 1455 Binney street after months of illness. Born 1837 in Brock County West Virginia, he studied law in Albany and Parkersburg, practiced there with C. and W. Cole, later moved to Washington in 1889 as clerk of pardons then justice of the peace and police judge. Funeral tomorrow at 3 p.m. Calvary M E Church. interment private at Glenwood Cemetery.
The State Department reports via dispatch dated July 31, 1906, the death of Arthur Sturgis Dixey, private secretary to Edwin V. Morgan, American Minister to Korea, in Seoul on July 2, 1905.
A Brooklyn resident reports five months of facial eczema improved after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He says the first night brought change and within a month all scales and scar were gone, leaving the face clear again.
Nearly 600 delegates and spouses filled the Arlington Hotel for the National Association of Master Bakers banquet. Auditor W H Andrews lauded the nation and bread makers in a fervent speech. toastmaster Frank R Shepard praised The Washington Post for fair coverage. The event featured speeches by John Nasmith of Toronto and Ernest G Walker on the press and association progress, with monologues by William C Kelley concluding after lingering delays and a late midnight departure.
Visiting bakers enjoyed a lively convention day with feather advertising missiles causing laughter as feathers stuck to clothing. A mud-bound suburban car excursion kept delegates delayed, and leaders announced a brief business session focusing on officer elections and next meeting host city Niagara Falls.
Marcus Mitchell admitted stealing 65 dollars from Walter Clark at 813 T Street NW Washington. Mitchell, once employed at the National Museum, said to be son of East Orange New Jersey postmaster. He returned 3 dollars and a new suit, and faces a Police Court hearing today.
Mrs. Mena Stack of Forestville Maryland died from a fractured skull after a fall from her market wagon at Sixth street and Florida avenue northeast. Coroner Nevitt scheduled an inquest. son Frederick Stack, driver of the wagon, denies responsibility claiming the fall came when his mother lost balance after a period of drinking and a horse start. Amelia Stack corroborates the tale. the family operated a Maryland farm and market stand.
Police seek J Herbert Broderick on a kidnapping warrant after he failed to return his two children Helen four and Herbert seven from his separated wife Mrs. Broderick of 10 percent Seventh street northeast. Court had given custody to the mother but allowed weekly visit.
The board finished witnesses in its probe of principal Mosheim F. Swartzell and granted him until September 21 to file a final brief. Swartzell will reopen the school Monday as hearings delay a decision. Witnesses, including F. P. Hughes and W. T. Pierson, urged retention citing his ability and character, while critics cited lack of tact and overstrictness.
Baltimore and Ohio officials say reports of counterfeit pay checks are overblown. They note 31 fake checks worth 2453.30 circulated between Washington Indiana and Cincinnati, mostly passed at stores or by indorsed accounts, with losses borne by those indorsed, and pledge stronger safeguards and swift punishment for offenders.
In the latter group the follows were promoted W. S. Wormley Newman Matthew 2 Martin Harriet Brooks and Roscoe 1 Valli. Also McKinley School H. 3 Michie War Horton and Loretta Muchenhorst promoted.
At a special congregational meeting the Assemblys Presbyterian Church unanimously urged Dr. George P. Wilson to withdraw his resignation. Finances were shown as sound, debt free, and trustees reported no burden to the church. The motion to not accept the resignation passed amid applause. a second meeting elected W. Preston Williamson as treasurer.
A well dressed young man claiming to be Edward P. Dely of Boston was arrested on grand larceny and false pretenses. He befriended stores on Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, buying about 75 dollars worth of goods with a sham claim that he was Thomas Walsh’s son. He admitted guilt to Captain Boardman after detention and was traced via pawnbroker tickets to purchases in multiple cities.
The Weather Bureau notes a cool midweek front over the Middle Atlantic and New England, with rising temperatures in the Midwest and Northwest. Low pressure centers in the Dakotas, Western Kansas, and Manitoba. Scattered showers forecast for Friday across the Lake, Mississippi, and Ohio Valleys, with warmer air moving in. Variable to southerly winds along coasts and lakes. light to brisk at various zones. Temperature readings throughout the day from midnight to 4 pm show highs near mid 60s and a humid day with 80 percent possible sunshine and no rainfall reported from 6 pm to 8 pm.
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